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On Saturday, January 18, twenty-five Cary Academy students competed at the Second Annual Duke Invitational for Science Olympiad. CA’s team competed with 33 top schools from North Carolina, Virginia, and New York. The competition consisted of 24 events covering biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, computer science, engineering, and general problem-solving. Despite being shorthanded due to flu, […]
Six Upper School students were named to the NC Music Educators Association 2020 Eastern Regional All-State Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 1st violin section: Sophia Liu '22, Jessica Zhong '20, and Grace Chow '21 String Orchestra 1st violin: Vinith Upadhya '22 String Orchestra 2nd violin: Joshua Kendall '23 and Rhoda Yakowenko '23
The road to discovery is often full of unexpected twists and turns. When an opportunity to build upon his Spring 2019 Discovery Term course arose, rather than pump the brakes, Upper School math teacher Shelton Shepherd put his students in the driver's seat.
Did you know that most K-9 handlers are multilingual, working with canine officers who respond to commands in foreign languages? Just before winter break, members of CA’s CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and SAR (Search and Rescue) clubs met with members of the Raleigh Police Department’s Special Operations Division at Dix Park. There, they learned […]
Upper School English Department Chair German Urioste reflects on his inspiring experience at the 2019 People of Color Conference, attending alongside eight of his Cary Academy colleagues.
Belated congratulations to Brynn Oliver ’21 who has earned the prestigious Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of America. The Gold Award is the highest accolade conferred by the Girl Scouts, awarded to only 7% of Girl Scouts that complete a minimum of 80 hours of service that leaves a lasting impact on their community. […]
In a high performing school like Cary Academy, there can be tremendous pressure on our students. This is an issue that schools need to confront in an open and transparent way. How do we destigmatize the stress dilemma? Head of School Mike Ehrhardt shares his own experience.
Four CA chess players (Xavier deSouza’21, Marvin Koonce ’21, Rohan Sachdev’20, and David White ’20) took first place at the Triangle Chess K-12 Team vs. Team Chess Tournament, held Sunday at Green Hope High School. The competition was open to teams and individuals from all over Wake County, with nearly 150 competitors attending.
More than 50 members of the CA community turned-out to support Wrenn House during the PTAA’s Family Service Day, on December 7. Volunteers accomplished many tasks, including spreading mulch, creating stone pathways, planting more than 30 plants and shrubs in planters and beds, raking over 80 bags of leaves and yard debris, cooking several meals, and […]
